EMD SW1200MG
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Power type | Electric |
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Service class | Locomotive |
Type of service | Switcher |
Builder | General Motors Diesel (GMD) |
Serial number | A1945–A1949, A2176, A2558–A2560 |
Model | SW1200MG |
Build date | 1963 (5), 1968 (1), 1971 (3) |
Total production | 9 |
AAR wheel arr. | B-B |
UIC classification | B'B' |
Gauge | 4 ft 8½ in (1,435 mm) |
Electric system(s) | 2400 V ac, 60 Hz |
Current Collection method(s) | Overhead |
Locomotive brakes | Straight air |
Train brakes | 26-L air |
Career | Iron Ore Company of Canada |
Number(s) | 431501–431509 |
Locale | North America |
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The EMD SW1200MG was a 4-axle electric locomotive built by General Motors Diesel between 1963 and 1971. This locomotive was the electric version of the diesel powered SW1200, with the prime mover replaced by a motor-generator set, hence the MG suffix in the model number.
Locomotives run under 2400V 60 Hz, in automatic control without driver. The difference with SW1200 is that a single-phase electric motor is provided in place of the diesel motor, with adapted control.
Nine examples of this locomotive were built for a single Canadian customer – Iron Ore Company of Canada (IOC).
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